Word: labor
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Waterford's Mayor William Jones invited his counterpart, Richard Daley, to Ireland this summer and planned to offer him the keys to the city. All very nice, except that the Irish are not entirely sure that they want King Richard on the ould sod. Waterford's Labor Party termed the invitation "a shameful action," declaring: "We are not satisfied that Mayor Daley has cleared himself of the charge of being responsible for the police brutality that took place in Chicago during the Democratic Convention." Fumed a columnist in the Irish Times: "Waterford might just as well consider...
...taste, these pictures usually centered on some narrative incident, such as a white horse being ferried across the Stour. But many of the works on view are preliminary oil sketches and studies. Some critics argue that these quick sketches have a freshness and spontaneity that were lost in the labor of producing the larger final pictures...
...should also be the obstetrician's responsibility, added Adamsons, to minimize the danger that the baby will be deprived of oxygen during labor and delivery. At present, he said, 20% to 25% of all U.S. babies suffer some oxygen deficiency during birth; 3% to 4% are "severely afflicted" and may develop cerebral palsy or other handicaps...
Most surprisingly, Adamsons berated obstetricians for "their ritualistic tradition that the most convenient position for a woman during labor is lying on her back." This, he said, "actually forces the baby to move uphill." Lying on the side is more natural, and squatting -as any midwife knows-is best of all, since it allows gravity to help...
Turnaround. Only two of the eight leaders-the average manufacturing work-week and prices of industrial materials-are still rising. The other six point down. Among them are the pace of nonfarm hiring, the ratio of prices to manufacturing labor costs, and stock prices as measured by the Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks. The stock indicator does, however, show a rise for April. Overly excited by European political events and peace prospects in Viet Nam, investors sent the 500 up by 2.28 points last week to close at 104; the narrower Dow-Jones average of 30 industrials...